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Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara is sponsored by Arena<\/a>. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dana Vollmer quietly stepped away from the race pool after the 2013 world championships, settling into a private life with husband Andy Grant. Almost four months ago, she gave birth to son Arlen.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Vollmer\u2019s world record of 55.98 in the 100 butterfly was almost broken by Sarah Sjostrom<\/a> almost two weeks ago with a 56.04.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was fun to watch people getting closer (to my record), and I look forward to watching more,\u201d Vollmer said during the webcast of the Arena Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday.<\/p>\n

But the 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 fly might do more than watch at the next Olympic Games. Vollmer announced during her chat with Universal Sports\u2019 Rowdy Gaines and Ted Robinson that she has been back in the pool for \u201cabout a month and a half,\u201d though she stopped short of saying that she is pursuing a goal of competing at the 2016 Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never did retire,\u201d Vollmer said. \u201cI always wanted to leave it open. If I get back in shape, I\u2019ll see what I do in the pool. I\u2019ve gone a few practices with the girls at Berkeley and it\u2019s been a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vollmer would have her hands full domestically to make the Olympic team. Claire Donahue, her 100 fly teammate in London in 2012, continues to rank high in the U.S. in the event. Kelsi Worrell has made drastic improvements in the past year, while Felicia Lee and Kendyl Stewart are also going to be in the hunt in Omaha next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss the thrill, and I never thought I would miss the nerves,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to be back in and feel that thrill.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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